British government told to cut red meat and dairy
LATEST advice to the British government from its formal advisory committee on climate change is to force a 20pc reduction in consumption of beef, lamb and dairy products by way of tax or regulation.
Queensland dairy farmer sends 50 cows to slaughter as drought cripples industry
Queensland dairy farmer Peter Rough is stoic as he describes the challenges forcing him to send 50 cows to the slaughterhouse.
Drought forces dairy farmer to slaughter cows, industry says milk shortage a possibility
A Sunshine Coast dairy farmer says he has been forced to send his prized milking cows to slaughter as hopes for drenching summer rain begin to evaporate.
McDonald calls in ACCC over milk drought levy abuse
MAJOR Queensland milk processor Lactalis has been accused of ripping off farmers, including the additional 10c/litre drought levy as part of its minimum price paid to Queensland dairy farmers, rather than adding it on.
Australian dairy in drought: foreign ownership is the least of farmers' worries
The number of dairy farms has fallen by more than 2,700 in the past 10 years. Farmers can only hope the next decade is better.
Clothes pegs full of unpaid bills: How the drought is costing business
Bega chairman Max Roberts was in the kitchen of a farmhouse a couple of weeks ago when he was presented with some clothes pegs.
The cows that could help fight climate change
A hefty slice of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the smelly bodily functions of livestock. Can tinkering with the microbes in their guts help to save the planet from climate change?
Climate Change Is Already Costing Meat and Dairy Producers a Lot
The meat and dairy industry is increasingly feeling the effects of climate change, but they’re abnormally quiet about their own role in the crisis, according to a new report.
Why Victorian farmers want the NSW Government to cut one of its drought aid measures
It is unusual to see farmers calling for an end to a farm subsidy but a Victorian lobby group is calling on the New South Wales Government to do just that.
Climate change affects local dairy farms, Hoosier crops
While politicians at the federal level debate the existence of climate change, farmers in Indiana are currently getting slammed by some of its effects, both in terms of crop and dairy operations.
